Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-04

persen, but, / often notice dark and
ominous CLEANS in the hollow,
sunken eyes of these unfortunates
behind which seem to Turk shadows
of desperate deeds, and some day
their diseased brains will develop
the murdersus mania then woe to
the victims of the human tigress.
The count of the cash in the
Treasury, began about two months
ago, has been completed, and was
only found short $2.4O, in a bag
containing gold coin, which is be-
lieved to be the result of an error
when the amount was first counted;
the tag showed the name of the
clerk, who made the original count,
and he promptly made good the de
ficiency. The sum is so small
that the Democrats can make no
political capitol out of the count.
The late Republican Chief Clerk
of the Patent Office having resigned,
he feels free to speak of the Bacon
matter and explain the deficiency
He declares that the published state
ments have been misleading, and
that the committee made an invent
DRY of the contents of the safe, but
/ did not examine the books. The
apparent discrepancy of $1,000,
may be mistake, when accounts
involving $1,000, 900, and covering
$4,000 pages, are carefully reviewed
The clerk further says "that the
practice Of making advances to en-
ployees of the Office had existed
during Bacon's entire term, and it
was with the knowledge of his SUI
periors." Secretary Lamar and
Commissioner Hall have persistent
ly refused to permit the publication
of list of the employees to whom
advances were made, because the
custom had been continued under
the Democratic administration, and
Democrats of prominence were often
the beneficiares.
The heads of the several depart.
ments and the local telephone com
pany are having their sane old dis
pute over the excessive rates exacted
for that service in the city, and so
far, the former decline to submit to
the company's new scheme of equal
izaton which, as matter of course,
! involves an increase of charges.
The Postmaster General, under
whose direction the contract for all
Government telephoning is made
throughout the whole country, is
authority for the announcement that
the entire expense annually on that
account is not in excess of the sum
now paid by the United States for
telephoning in the District of
Columbia alone.
Like Banquo's ghost, the Todd
clerical scandal will not down. 1t
will be remembered by our readers,
that the Reverend gentleman was
lately tried in this city, by number
of his Ministerial brethren, on the
charge of unchastity, Rev. DR.. Sun
derand, the Presidents pastor, de-
Tending the accused-the verdict
being "not proven" after the old
Scotch fashion. This was unsatis
factory to the defendent-though
considering himself partially vindl
cated-and he appeals the case
Pending this action, the people OF
historic Manassas, where Mr.. Todd
lives and breaches, hold an indig
nation meeting, produce some dam
aging affadavits, which they allege
had been suppressed by the clerical
court, aud adopt resolutions de-
nouucing Mr. Todd, as moral leper
and advising hi1 to leave for the
good of the community as well as
for his own. The fallen minister Ii
aggressive and deter mined, the out
come of the affair will be watched
with great aud general interest.
There are those who say that the
treatment Of Mr.. Todd is an out
burst Of sectional feeling, as he is q
northern man and has a southern
congregation.